The Hobbit World Premiere, Wellington, November 28, 2012

Thanks to all the fans who lined the red carpet, many of them there since the early morning just to get a spot. Their enthusiasm was matched only by their volume. 🙂

It’s easy to forget that without a public most forms of art and spectacle would simply not exist. Most sincere thanks to all those people who were there. I hope you remembered to bring sunscreen.

Here are a few more photos, courtesy of 111Emergency, who clearly had a good spot, a quality camera and a fine eye:

On another note, I didn’t manage a newsletter for November, like some suddenly rudderless ship, it hit the Deadline Shoals and sank without a trace in the Sea of Notenoughtime…. Things have been very very busy, especially of late. I have been keeping notes, though, these last three and a half years, so perhaps one day I’ll be able to write a proper account of it all.

In the meantime, things have calmed down a little, so I am hoping to resume newsletters as usual very shortly.